Most Popular Biography Feature Films

1. Moneyball (2011) Moneyball (2011)
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Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball club on a budget by employing computer-generated analysis to acquire new players. Dir: Bennett Miller With: Brad Pitt, Robin Wright, Jonah Hill Biography | Drama | Sport PG_13 133 mins.
2. 50/50 (2011) 50/50 (2011)
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Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis, and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease. Dir: Jonathan Levine With: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick Biography | Comedy | Drama R 100 mins.
3. The Social Network (2010) The Social Network (2010)
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Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking website that would become known as Facebook, but is later sued by two brothers who claimed he stole their idea, and the co-founder who was later squeezed out of the business. Dir: David Fincher With: Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake Biography | Drama PG_13 120 mins.
4. J. Edgar (2011) J. Edgar (2011)
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J. Edgar Hoover, powerful head of the FBI for nearly 50 years, looks back on his professional and personal life. Dir: Clint Eastwood With: Leonardo DiCaprio, Armie Hammer, Naomi Watts Biography | Crime | Drama | History R 137 mins.
5. Schindler's List (1993) Schindler's List (1993)
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In Poland during World War II, Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis. Dir: Steven Spielberg With: Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley Biography | Drama | History | War R 195 mins.
6. Goodfellas (1990) Goodfellas (1990)
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Henry Hill and his friends work their way up through the mob hierarchy. Dir: Martin Scorsese With: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci Biography | Crime | Drama | Thriller R 146 mins.
7. A Dangerous Method (2011) A Dangerous Method (2011)
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A look at how the intense relationship between Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud gives birth to psychoanalysis. Dir: David Cronenberg With: Michael Fassbender, Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen Biography | Drama | Thriller R 99 mins.
8. Into the Wild (2007) Into the Wild (2007)
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After graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters that shape his life. Dir: Sean Penn With: Emile Hirsch, Vince Vaughn, Catherine Keener Adventure | Biography | Drama R 148 mins.
9. The Blind Side (2009) The Blind Side (2009)
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The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All American football player and first round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family. Dir: John Lee Hancock With: Quinton Aaron, Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw Biography | Drama | Sport PG_13 129 mins.
10. Machine Gun Preacher (2011) Machine Gun Preacher (2011)
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Sam Childers is a former drug-dealing biker tough guy who found God and became a crusader for hundreds of Sudanese children who've been forced to become soldiers. Dir: Marc Forster With: Gerard Butler, Michelle Monaghan, Michael Shannon Action | Biography | Crime | Drama R 129 mins.
11. A Beautiful Mind (2001) A Beautiful Mind (2001)
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After a brilliant but asocial mathematician accepts secret work in cryptography, his life takes a turn to the nightmarish. Dir: Ron Howard With: Russell Crowe, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly Biography | Drama PG_13 135 mins.
12. The Iron Lady (2011) The Iron Lady (2011)
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An elderly Margaret Thatcher talks to the imagined presence of her recently deceased husband as she struggles to come to terms with his death while scenes from her past life, from girlhood to British prime minister, intervene. Dir: Phyllida Lloyd With: Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent, Richard E. Grant Biography | Drama PG_13 105 mins.
13. My Week with Marilyn (2011) My Week with Marilyn (2011)
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Colin Clark, an employee of Sir Laurence Olivier's, documents the tense interaction between Olivier and Marilyn Monroe during production of The Prince and the Showgirl. Dir: Simon Curtis With: Michelle Williams, Eddie Redmayne, Kenneth Branagh Biography | Drama | History R 99 mins.
14. The King's Speech (2010) The King's Speech (2010)
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The story of King George VI of Britain, his impromptu ascension to the throne and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch become worthy of it. Dir: Tom Hooper With: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter Biography | Drama | History R 118 mins.
15. Braveheart (1995) Braveheart (1995)
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William Wallace, a commoner, unites the 13th Century Scots in their battle to overthrow English rule. Dir: Mel Gibson With: Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan Action | Biography | Drama | History | War R 177 mins.
16. The Fighter (2010) The Fighter (2010)
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A look at the early years of boxer "Irish" Micky Ward and his brother who helped train him before going pro in the mid 1980s. Dir: David O. Russell With: Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams Biography | Drama | Sport R 116 mins.
17. The Pianist (2002) The Pianist (2002)
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A Polish Jewish musician struggles to survive the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto of World War II. Dir: Roman Polanski With: Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay Biography | Drama | History | War R 150 mins.
18. Der Untergang (2004) Der Untergang (2004)
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Traudl Junge, the final secretary for Adolf Hitler, tells of the Nazi dictator's final days in his Berlin bunker at the end of WWII. Dir: Oliver Hirschbiegel With: Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Ulrich Matthes Biography | Drama | History | War R 156 mins.
19. 127 Hours (2010) 127 Hours (2010)
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A mountain climber becomes trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone near Moab, Utah and resorts to desperate measures in order to survive. Dir: Danny Boyle With: James Franco, Amber Tamblyn, Kate Mara Adventure | Biography | Drama | Thriller R 94 mins.
20. Public Enemies (2009) Public Enemies (2009)
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The Feds try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s. Dir: Michael Mann With: Christian Bale, Johnny Depp, James Russo Biography | Crime | Drama | History R 140 mins.
21. Almost Famous (2000) Almost Famous (2000)
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A high-school boy is given the chance to write a story for Rolling Stone Magazine about an up-and-coming rock band as he accompanies it on their concert tour. Dir: Cameron Crowe With: Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Kate Hudson Biography | Drama | Music UNRATED 122 mins.
22. Yip Man (2008) Yip Man (2008)
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A semi-biographical account of Yip Man, the first martial arts master to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun. Dir: Wilson Yip With: Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Siu-Wong Fan Action | Biography | Drama | History R 106 mins.
23. Blow (2001) Blow (2001)
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The story of George Jung, the man who established the American cocaine market in the 1970s. Dir: Ted Demme With: Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Franka Potente Biography | Crime | Drama R 124 mins.
24. The Devil's Double (2011) The Devil's Double (2011)
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A chilling vision of the House of Saddam Hussein comes to life through the eyes of the man who was forced to become the double of Hussein's sadistic son. Dir: Lee Tamahori With: Dominic Cooper, Ludivine Sagnier, Raad Rawi Biography | Drama R 109 mins.
25. American Gangster (2007) American Gangster (2007)
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In 1970s America, a detective works to bring down the drug empire of Frank Lucas, a heroin kingpin from Manhattan, who is smuggling the drug into the country from the Far East. Dir: Ridley Scott With: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Chiwetel Ejiofor Biography | Crime | Drama R 157 mins.